A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Tears welled up in Estelle's eyes. She bowed to Emily and said in a trembling voice, “Thank you.“ She sincerely felt grateful to
Emily from the bottom of her heart because Emily had chosen to give her a second chance even after she had cheated and
betrayed her.
With a complicated look in her eyes, Emily nodded at Estelle's bow and said in a cold tone, “You don't have to thank me. Just so
you know, I don't completely trust you anymore. I just don't want to waste these sketches.“
Emily's words were direct and somewhat hurtful, but Estelle simply shook her head and smiled, “It doesn't matter.“ She
understood that it would take some time for Emily to be able to trust her again. “Please carry on with your work. I won't bother
you anymore.“ Knowing that Emily was now facing a critical moment, Estelle packed up her sketches, turned around, and left.
After Estelle left the office and closed the door behind her, frustration quickly took over Emily's mood.
“Ahhh!“ She felt as if her mind was collapsing. She ran her fingers through her hair in distress.
She stared into space and felt completely helpless. Estelle, a newcomer, was able to design new products while she, her senior,
still hid in her office and progressed at nothing.
The shadow of desperation loomed over Emily as she longed for inspiration to flow in her veins.
No matter how desperate or exhausted she became, she would never give up. She pulled herself together and threw herself
back into her seemingly endless creative process.
“I'm home.“ After a day without any sort of progress, Emily came home tired and depressed.
“Mommy!“ Hearing Emily's voice, her eldest daughter and elder son ran to her happily.
When Emily saw her two adorable kids, she immediately put away the tiredness on her face and smiled brightly at them. She
squatted down and opened her arms. “Beryl, Bowen!“
“Mommy!“ The two angels threw themselves into their mother's arms and then raised their little faces and said to her, “Welcome
home, Mommy. It's so wonderful to have you home.“
Hearing the sweet words of her children, Emily immediately felt tremendously warm in her heart. She hugged them both tightly.
“Thank you, my beloved babies. I feel rested now that you're in my arms,“ she replied with a bright smile. As she spoke, she
rubbed her cheeks against her children's faces. In the presence of her two wonderful kids, she felt at peace and satisfied.

“You are back.“ Jacob walked up toward them with their youngest son in his arms. He looked at Emily with a gentle and warm
smile.
Emily let go of Beryl and Bowen gently and walked toward Jacob. She kissed Baron's little face first and then threw herself into
her husband's arms, murmuring in a low voice, “Honey.“
Noticing the tiredness and depression in her voice, Jacob knew that she could only show these emotions at will in front of him.
Without saying anything, he simply touched her long silky hair and then gently kissed her on the cheek. Although he did not say
a word, his action did cheer her up and comfort her.
“Oh, my God! Daddy kissed Mommy! I can't watch!“ Seeing this, Beryl deliberately shouted and pretended to cover her eyes.
She then peeped through her fingers, which perfectly showed saying one thing and doing another.
Both Emily and Jacob could not help laughing at her exaggerated behavior.
Emily turned away from Jacob's arms and looked at Beryl with amusement. “Does Beryl want a kiss from Mommy?“
“Yes!“ Beryl answered without hesitation. She put her hands down and threw herself at Emily like an excited puppy.
“So does Bowen!“ Bowen did not want to be put aside and ran after his sister.
Emily could not help smiling from ear to ear. She gently kissed her three children on the cheek and then gave her husband a
long, loving kiss on the mouth.
Emily felt her tiredness and depression slowly ebbing away from her soul and bones. A sense of serene happiness filled her
heart at the moment. All of a sudden, the fighting spirit to design new sketches tomorrow rose to unite with her renewed mind.
“Thank you, honey.“ After dinner, Emily and Jacob stayed in their cozy kitchen to wash the dishes. Emily turned around and
fondly gazed at Jacob. She had so many things lingering on the tip of her tongue, longing to be said, but in the end, she just
thanked him wholeheartedly.
Her words touched the softest place in Jacob's heart. He fondly gazed back at her, and then he reached out his finger and
touched her cheek gently. The foam on his finger got on her face.
“What are you doing?“ Emily quickly wiped away the bubbles on her face and pouted at Jacob.
“Punishment,“ Jacob replied, smirking. His voice was as gentle as a feather.

Emily was stunned. “Hey, why do you need to punish me? What for?“ she asked. She was pouring her heart out to him now.
Proceeding to wash the dishes, Jacob explained, “You're my wife. You don't need to thank me.“
Emily was speechless. She pouted her lips, but she could not hide the smile in her big eyes.
She understood what Jacob meant pretty well. However, as grateful as she was, she earnestly said, “You're so busy every day
running the company, yet you still come home early to help me with the children.“
“Well, they're my little babies, too,“ Jacob answered. “You're also my dear baby,“ he added. He looked at Emily tenderly as he
uttered word per word, “It's my duty to help my dear baby to take care of our little babies.“
Emily was so moved that she hugged Jacob, forgetting about her wet hands altogether. She sobbed, “Honey, you're truly nice to
me!“
Jacob returned her hug with all the passion he could muster. He did not care that his expensive shirt got wet from Emily's hands.
He reached out to hold her tightly and carefully made sure that the soapy water from his hands would not get into her clothes.
After they finished with the dishes, Emily went to the room of her three children.
When she opened the door, she found that all her three children had already fallen asleep.
With a loving smile on her face, Emily walked quietly to their bedside and observed the three sleeping angels. She was satisfied
to know that they were indeed sound asleep. Then, she gently tucked them in and kissed their cheeks without waking them up.
After that, she gently walked out of the room. She saw Jacob leaning against the wall outside with a big grin on his face. He was
obviously waiting for her.
“What's wrong? Why aren't you in our bedroom? You could've just waited for me there.“ Emily looked at him doubtfully. Jacob's
grin looked quite suspicious.
Jacob did not reply to her question. He simply took Emily by the hand and led her to the children's playroom.
“Do you want to show me something?“ Emily followed him obediently. Curiosity overtook her mind as she stepped into the
playroom.
Jacob did not answer her again. Instead, he began to look for a few pieces of A4 paper on the somewhat messy floor, and then
he raised them up and handed them to Emily. “Here you go. Take a look.“

Puzzled, she took the small stack of papers and looked at it carefully. To her surprise, the first sheet of paper was filled with
childish, colorful drawings, apparently drawn by her children with their little hands.
There were mountains, birds, the sun, a river, a blue sky, and white clouds in the painting. The most important thing was that
despite the drawings not being very accurate and realistic, it could still be seen at a glance that they depicted a family of five.
The family stood on green grass against a wide blue sky, hand in hand and looking very happy.
“This was drawn by Beryl and Bowen. Our youngest, despite his age, also participated in the drawing in some sort of way,“
Jacob stood behind his wife and whispered in her ear. He also fondly gazed upon the colorful painting. His eyes were full of love
and affection as he continued, “There's more.“
Emily nodded in delight as she looked through the following paintings and found that there was an even bigger surprise for her.
This time, it was not a painting of a family but of a very cute, youthful necklace drawn from the unique innocence and loveliness
of her children's perspectives.
Jacob explained to her, “Beryl accidentally saw one of your drafts once. She seemed to be aware that you were worried about
the design of the new products lately, so she drew this to help you.“
Tears welled up in Emily's eyes. She reached out and touched the painting with trembling fingers. After a while, she raised her
head and smiled at Jacob. “Tell Beryl that she has been a great help and that I deeply appreciate it.“